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Contract furniture solutions<br />

Everything you<br />

need to know<br />

about us in 12<br />

pages!<br />

Need<br />

Advice?<br />

We got that<br />

covered.<br />

Any project<br />

is safe with us!<br />

From concept<br />

to a complete<br />

solution.<br />

Complicated<br />

things kept<br />

simple<br />

So you don't<br />

have to worry<br />

about a thing.<br />

Quality is only one of our<br />

strengths!


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What we do?<br />

& Why us?<br />

Qualita are the makers of unique furniture designed for each specific project individually.<br />

We don't hold any furniture stock and everything that we make is unique.<br />

Hospitality<br />

& Catering<br />

Retail<br />

& Commercial<br />

Yes we<br />

can!<br />

Educational<br />

& Student living<br />

Healthcare<br />

& Retirement<br />

The image you create for your<br />

premises plays one of the major<br />

roles when building an overall<br />

brand image. Whether you run a<br />

restaurant, retirement home, retail<br />

shop or student living halls<br />

the furniture you place at your<br />

premises play a key role in creating<br />

the comfort your customers<br />

deserve. Therefore we believe<br />

that planning on how to furnish<br />

the premises needs to be given<br />

some special attention.<br />

Here at Qualita we believe that<br />

Us in a nutshell<br />

15 M annual turnover<br />

70% UK customers<br />

2 modern factories<br />

Over 350 workers<br />

FSC certified<br />

EUTR certified<br />

20.000 sq. m. facilities<br />

Projects in 15 countries<br />

the best furniture is unique furniture<br />

tailored to your needs.<br />

Therefore we never stock up on<br />

furniture. Every single piece of<br />

furniture we create for the contract<br />

furniture projects is unique<br />

and designed for that specific<br />

project.<br />

This brochure is designed not as<br />

a product showcase brochure,<br />

but as a little guide which will<br />

help you think about important<br />

things before buying furniture<br />

for your premises.<br />

Here at Qualita we have over<br />

350 experts working in 2 factories<br />

and offices in Lithuania and<br />

London ready to help you along<br />

the way of choosing the right<br />

design for your furniture. With<br />

more than 15 years of experience<br />

we surely are capable to<br />

satisfy any furniture needs.<br />

From an initial consultation to<br />

furniture installation we will<br />

guide you so that the project<br />

goes smoothly and according to<br />

budget and time frame.<br />

NEC January Furniture Fair<br />

Our furniture stand at the National Exhibition<br />

Centre in Birmingham


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Contract furniture solutions<br />

With Qualita getting new furniture for your<br />

business premises takes only 9 steps. If you<br />

plan those steps carefully and come prepared<br />

to take each step with some dedication, we<br />

promise a smile on your face after the project<br />

completion. Here is what you need to be<br />

ready for:<br />

1 Customer brief /<br />

We ask you a lot of questions.<br />

2 Site visit or survey /<br />

We make a lot of measurements.<br />

3 Concept development /<br />

We show you a lot of drawings.<br />

4 Material and finish choice<br />

We ask you even more questions.<br />

5 Quotation and specification<br />

We discuss your budget and details.<br />

6 Technical drawings<br />

We show you even more drawings.<br />

7 Sample production<br />

We show you what we came up with.<br />

8 Manufacturing<br />

We make what you ordered from us.<br />

9 Installation<br />

We put everything in place.<br />

Below you will find some guidance and examples<br />

of what to think when planning for the<br />

furniture requirements for your commercial<br />

premises. If you have any questions or need<br />

some help with the planning process give our<br />

experts a call and we will be ready to help.<br />

Call us on +44 747 6251 616<br />

or e-mail to info@qualita.co.uk


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Our expertise<br />

& Capability<br />

Qualita are members of Minerva Furnishers Guild, accredited by CHAS and pre-qualified<br />

by Constructionline.<br />

Qualita has two modern manufacturing<br />

facilities with a floor<br />

space of over 25,000 m² and<br />

equipped with the latest wood<br />

sorting, cutting, carving, sanding<br />

and CNC machines. We even<br />

have robots!<br />

We source our wood from sustainable<br />

sources and only use<br />

FSC certified timber. We dry the<br />

wood in our own kilns and use<br />

every single piece for various<br />

product manufacturing so nothing<br />

is thrown away. What can’t<br />

be used for furniture manufacturing<br />

goes into other product<br />

Minerva furniture exhibition<br />

Our stand at one of the top industry<br />

exhibitions.<br />

making and what can’t be utilized<br />

for product making goes<br />

into our furnaces and is used for<br />

heating our own premises.<br />

We are always on the lookout for<br />

the current trends, changes in<br />

style and fashion. We follow the<br />

latest requirements and standards<br />

in the industry and invest<br />

our time and money accordingly<br />

to keep ourselves one step<br />

ahead of the competition.<br />

Our stringent health & safety,<br />

quality and environmental policies<br />

ensure that we deliver top<br />

class solutions to the customers<br />

from diverse industries all across<br />

the globe.<br />

We are on a constant research<br />

and always try to raise our standards.<br />

We are part of some of<br />

the well-known associations in<br />

UK. We hold Constructionline,<br />

CHAS, FSC, EUTR accreditations<br />

and certificates.<br />

We also have good working relations<br />

with some of the finest industry<br />

testing facilities and can<br />

test our products according to<br />

the relevant standards required<br />

by the project.<br />

We don't like waste and try to use everything efficiently and with as little<br />

impact for the environment as possible.<br />

We feel that it is not only our<br />

duty to try and make as little impact<br />

on the environment as possible,<br />

but also one of the boosters<br />

that help us to improve as a<br />

business. From trying to find a<br />

solution and waste less we came<br />

up with some great ideas over<br />

the years. One of those ideas<br />

was mosaic wooden tiles. In fact,<br />

people liked this idea so much<br />

that it became a popular brand.<br />

Now our wooden mosaic tiles<br />

are used in many applications<br />

and environments, from bathroom<br />

decoration to creating visual<br />

displays at hotel lobby’s.<br />

We also try to use non-toxic materials<br />

where it is practical and<br />

aim to use local suppliers where<br />

possible to cut down on the fuel<br />

emissions.<br />

Even our premises are using the<br />

heaters designed so that we<br />

could use all leftover wood to<br />

heat our factory and warehouse.


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| Qualita contract furniture solutions<br />

Bars<br />

& Restaurants<br />

The most successful catering places around the world have achieved their fame because<br />

of the careful planning the people running those places have put into the project.<br />

Opening a new restaurant, pub<br />

or cafe is always an exciting time<br />

for the owners or the people involved<br />

in the project. Despite<br />

the excitement and pleasure the<br />

whole ordeal brings it can also<br />

produce quite a headache. In<br />

order to have a successful grand<br />

opening a lot of details need to<br />

be tended to.<br />

Whether the place has a historical<br />

significance or is planned to<br />

become a hyper-modern novelty<br />

of the town, furniture is the<br />

key to creating an interior both<br />

functional and welcoming. We<br />

can help you to make such furniture<br />

within the planned time<br />

frame and budget.<br />

Although we are experts in furniture<br />

manufacturing we need<br />

your help to be able to produce<br />

the best results. Remember this<br />

is your place, your project and<br />

your vision, therefore your help<br />

is needed to achieve the outcome<br />

that is suitable for your<br />

needs.<br />

"Pizza Jazz"<br />

The long bar was designed to be the central point for this pizza place., so that<br />

the process of pizza making could be seen by the customers.<br />

What you need to think of before starting developing your project with us:<br />

Initial consultation<br />

This is the stage where we try to understand what is your vision and how we can help you to<br />

make this vision a reality. Be prepared to spend some time with us at this stage, because the better<br />

we understand what you are aiming tio achieve the better the outcome will be.<br />

Space planning<br />

Space planning might play the determining factor between the place buzzing with customers<br />

or no customers at all. Our consultants and design team have experience in creating layouts and<br />

furniture schemes so that the perfect balance is achieved. At this stage, we look at where all the<br />

key areas are planned to be, how is the flow of people movement organized, etc. Quite often at<br />

this stage we will co-operate with your interior designer and other key people involved in project<br />

planning. Be prepared for some site visits together with our planners.<br />

Concept proposal<br />

Once we get the idea of what is needed we will produce a proposal suitable to the given budget<br />

and requirements, which we later need to tweak with you. Remember this is your project and we<br />

are only here to help you make it happen.


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Hotels, Leisure<br />

& Entertainment<br />

A piece of furniture with an exotic finish or overly fragile decorative elements will<br />

quickly become difficult to maintain.<br />

The good choice of furniture is the one that balances the key elements such as style, quality and price.<br />

The life cycle of a hotel is between five and 10 years. This means that not only the furniture style must<br />

last, but it also needs to be able to stand up to a tremendous amount of wear and tear during this<br />

period. The choice of material and other critical components will determine how likely the furniture is<br />

to withstand the time ahead, how easy it will be to maintain and how pleasant it will be to use to your<br />

customers and staff.<br />

Our experts will help you understand all the critical choices that you need to make when purchasing<br />

the furniture so that your investment is well planned and worthy. We will team up with interior designers<br />

and architects involved in the project, analyze the design brief and other important details of the<br />

project and will offer a solution tailored to the particular project.<br />

A few things that you need<br />

to be ready for :<br />

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Hotel "Babylon"<br />

This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />

give the reception area a luxury feel<br />

The furniture direction and style often completes and solidifies the evolution of hotel<br />

design.<br />

Qualita has been teaming with<br />

interior designers, architects<br />

and developers across the globe<br />

involved in various hospitality<br />

sector projects. From small local<br />

pubs in United Kingdom to<br />

holiday resorts in Spain we have<br />

designed and manufactured<br />

various custom made furniture<br />

solutions.<br />

We can tell from our long experience<br />

that there are 3 main<br />

criteria for selecting the right<br />

furniture for hotels or similar<br />

hospitality sector premises: the<br />

style of the furniture, how durable<br />

it is and where is it going<br />

to be placed.<br />

Once the guests step through<br />

the door of a hotel or other leisure<br />

facility they have sensory<br />

expectations. The visual impact<br />

of the lobby furniture or when<br />

the customer steps through the<br />

door of the room where they<br />

stay can play the major role in<br />

determining their satisfaction.<br />

Each hotel has an individual<br />

personality therefore we never<br />

stock up on hotel furniture and<br />

believe that only a unique furniture<br />

designed specifically for<br />

the particular hotel can suit the<br />

needs of that hotel.<br />

The choice of style of furniture is<br />

an instrument to creating such a<br />

personality and sending out the<br />

message to the customers.<br />

Project details<br />

Giving us as many details of the<br />

project as possible will allow<br />

us to give you the best advice.<br />

Drawings, layout plans, branding<br />

goals or even the history of<br />

the building is helpful to us and<br />

will help to better understand<br />

what is needed.<br />

Key contacts<br />

Like with any other project<br />

communication is vital and<br />

knowing all the key contacts<br />

will help our project team to<br />

deliver the most efficient and<br />

useful service to you our customer.<br />

Key dates<br />

Planning ahead will determine<br />

the overall success of the project.<br />

When you start a project<br />

with us our experts will suggest<br />

to construct a plan with the key<br />

dates of site visits, consultations,<br />

etc.<br />

Consultations, site visits, other meetings<br />

Throughout every project we undertake we encourage to have<br />

at least one eye-to-eye meeting. This meeting may or may not be<br />

enough depending on the complexity of the project.<br />

We believe that meeting the people involved in the project in person<br />

is not only a good practice, but also helps the overall efficiency<br />

and quality.<br />

We also like meeting people and hope that people like meeting us.


Student living<br />

& Educational<br />

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Whether you run a retail chain or a specialized boutique shop there are some major factors determining<br />

the success of your shop. Creating the window display a prospective customer first sees, the<br />

signage you put up and the layout you decide on to direct your traffic and of course functional and<br />

good looking furniture are the things you will be thinking of carefully.


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Retail<br />

& Commercial<br />

Did you know that 90 percent of consumers upon entering a store will turn right<br />

unconsciously? The first wall your cutomer sees is referred to as a "power wall".<br />

Remember that like with any other premises furniture layout is one of the crucial elements when it<br />

comes to the design of your retail space. Remember to make your customers walk a certain path so<br />

that they visit all the areas of your shop. Remember to put an eye-catching and attention-grabbing<br />

display at the end of each path or an aisle of your shop. Our experts will help you design such displays<br />

and layout for your shop.<br />

Also remember to make your customers comfortable along the way. We have an extensive experience<br />

of working with interior designers and architects and creating spaces designed to be comfortable and<br />

welcoming.<br />

Here are a few other questions that you<br />

need to answer:<br />

Custom made display unit<br />

We looked at our customers brief and designed this<br />

unit to display all accessories in one place<br />

What is your planned budget?<br />

Although this sounds obvious still a lot of shop<br />

owners come to us without having a clear<br />

figure in mind. Remember this is one of the<br />

crucial things that you need to plan before<br />

starting any project.<br />

Whether you run a retail<br />

chain or a specialized boutique<br />

shop there are some<br />

major factors determining the<br />

success of your shop. Creating<br />

the window display a prospective<br />

customer first sees, the<br />

signage you put up and the<br />

layout you decide on to direct<br />

your traffic and of course<br />

functional and good looking<br />

furniture are the things you<br />

will be thinking of carefully.<br />

Our furniture experts will help<br />

you to make the furniture that<br />

will make your products stand<br />

out and help you achieve your<br />

overall branding goals. We will<br />

help you choose the right materials,<br />

fabrics, colours and finishes<br />

so that your shop furniture<br />

is made durable, good looking<br />

and unique.<br />

Before we can help you choose<br />

the right furniture we need you<br />

to ask yourself a few questions.<br />

Boutique "Facconable"<br />

This natural Oak integrated wall unit was designed<br />

to save the limited space of the shop<br />

"retail space" has to be your most productive and most efficient sales person.<br />

To maximise your sales you need to plan your retail space with utmost precision.<br />

What is your overall branding<br />

goal? Who are your customers<br />

and what are they expecting<br />

from coming to your shop?<br />

What are your key products and<br />

how are you planning to display<br />

them? How much space do you<br />

have and how are you planning<br />

to use this space?<br />

We have put up a few guidelines<br />

that you need to consider when<br />

planning for your retail shop furniture.<br />

How long does your furniture need to<br />

last? (yes seriously)<br />

Which things in your shop will be changed<br />

often and which will be designed to last?<br />

Perhaps not every piece of furniture needs to<br />

be of solid wood or other expensive material.<br />

When is your next remake planned to be? Budget/quality<br />

ratio is very important when trying<br />

to find an optimal solution. Perhaps some of<br />

the furniture will be disposed off after a year or<br />

two or even more often, so why make it from<br />

expensive materials when it doesn't have to<br />

be such a long lasting piece. Thinking of these<br />

things will help you save the budget for better<br />

things and will help us help you design the<br />

furniture in a way that achieves your goals.<br />

What is your plan?<br />

Think of a shop remake as part of the overall<br />

business plan. What will this remake help to<br />

achieve? How much are you spending on it<br />

and for what pupose. How does your furniture<br />

fit into this plan? How will your furniture<br />

choice help you achieve your goals?


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Retirement living<br />

& Healthcare<br />

A luxury retirement home in Lithuania<br />

Integrated bespoke wardrobes were designed to<br />

save space<br />

Whether you run a retail chain or a specialized boutique shop there are some major factors determining<br />

the success of your shop. Creating the window display a prospective customer first sees, the<br />

signage you put up and the layout you decide on to direct your traffic and of course functional and<br />

good looking furniture are the things you will be thinking of carefully.


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Bespoke joinery<br />

& Manufacturing<br />

19<br />

From wooden tiles to furniture solutions to bespoke joinery, we are your experts<br />

in woodwork.<br />

Here at Qualita we are capable<br />

to realize a project of any scale.<br />

From simple pieces of furniture<br />

to complete integrated furniture<br />

solutions you will surely<br />

find what you are looking for by<br />

getting in touch with us.<br />

We are capable of offering bespoke<br />

joinery, wooden mosaic<br />

tiles, doors, stairs and similar<br />

products upon request. We can<br />

make replica furniture to match<br />

the rest of the interior as well.<br />

Even if your request is something<br />

extraordinary and nonstandard<br />

give us a try. If we<br />

won’t be able to do everything<br />

ourselves we have many friends<br />

working in this industry and this<br />

combined knowledge and capability<br />

allows us to take on even<br />

the most complex projects.<br />

Mosaic tiles "Naturior"<br />

These natural wood tiles can be used for various<br />

decorating purposes.


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What we do<br />

& What we don't<br />

"What we think of is how the project will enhance the environment; that is how it will<br />

affect the people and the building."<br />

Contract furniture solutions<br />

Directors word<br />

Mr Andrius Minicius<br />

Managing director<br />

Qualita<br />

Contract furniture Ltd<br />

People come to us with various expectations, but there<br />

are certain things that we do and certain things that we<br />

don‘t do. Quite often we are being asked to do the things<br />

that we don‘t specialize in. We have created the list of<br />

most common things that we are being asked so that you<br />

better understand what we are capable of doing and<br />

what not so much.<br />

Hotel "Babylon"<br />

This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />

Interior design<br />

We are not interior designers<br />

and can not help you with this,<br />

but what we will do is co-operate<br />

with your interior designers<br />

and architects to achieve the<br />

desired looks for your premises.<br />

Furniture repair<br />

We don‘t repair or refurbish<br />

furniture. We can replicate the<br />

furniture and make new pieces<br />

from an old design if that is a<br />

requirement. It can be useful in<br />

order of keeping the historical<br />

value of the premises.<br />

Furniture repair<br />

We don‘t have an in-house<br />

designer of furniture. However<br />

if there‘s such a requirement<br />

we have friends who can help<br />

with this. We have furniture<br />

technologists who will design<br />

the furniture on CAD software<br />

from your given sketches.<br />

Normally to get professional<br />

sketches and models you<br />

would need to get a furniture<br />

designer. It is important that<br />

people understand the difference<br />

between furniture designer<br />

and furniture technologist.<br />

Hotel "Babylon"<br />

This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />

give the reception area a luxury feel<br />

We hope that this brochure made you think about how you<br />

will prepare for your project, what things you need to think<br />

about before going to a furniture expert and how Qualita can<br />

help you fulfill your vision.<br />

Intentionally we didn't showcase any of our production in this<br />

brochure. We believe that each project needs special attention<br />

and only then we can offer a solution.<br />

We didn't talk about ourselves either, we feel that our experience<br />

and credibility is reflected by the names that we work<br />

with : Debenhams, Habitat, John Lewis, House of Frazer, Laura<br />

Ashley, Warner Brothers, RBS, Natwes are just a few to name.<br />

We encourage you to talk to us about any project involving<br />

furniturre, no matter how large or small. From private houses<br />

to hotel chains we have happy customers that are happy to<br />

reccomend us so why not give us a try?<br />

Call us on +44 747 6251 616<br />

or e-mail to info@qualita.co.uk<br />

Dear customers, business partners and friends,<br />

From my experience I know that being involved<br />

in a new build or refurbishment project<br />

may be a pleasing and rewarding experience<br />

as well as it can be a frustrating one.<br />

Good preparation and hiring the right people<br />

will ensure that your experience is a pleasing<br />

one.<br />

Furniture always comes as a last bit in a refurbishment,<br />

remake or new build project. This is<br />

a time when many thing can go wrong. Quite<br />

often at this late stage of the project rushed<br />

decisions are made and mistakes happen resulting<br />

in frustration, money loss and other<br />

unpleasant things.<br />

My advice is to be well prepared for this stage<br />

in advance. Talk to your furniture experts early<br />

in the project. Remember we will require a lot<br />

of your time. We also will need to prepare for<br />

the project so doing it early is highly recommended.<br />

I hope that this brochure helped you to think<br />

of important things when choosing an expert<br />

for your furniture needs.<br />

And I sincerely hope that you will see Qualita<br />

as a suitable partner for your furniture project.<br />

I wishy you good luck with your projects and<br />

we hope to see you at Qualita soon.


www.qualita.co.uk<br />

557 - 561 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BL<br />

+44 (0) 747 6251 616 info@qualita.co.uk www.qualita.co.uk/contract

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